Employees Salary Hike: The state government has given a big gift to the employees. It has been announced by the government that the salary of these employees will be 6 percent more.
This increase has been done for the employees of the Electricity Board. According to the information, a consensus has been reached in the conversation with the employees of the Electricity Board.
Which state government announced the increase
The employees of the Electricity Board have been protesting for the last one month regarding the increase in salary. Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu government has announced a 6 percent increase in the salaries of these employees. Minister Senthilbalaji said that an agreement has been reached between the employees of the Electricity Board and the government.
Opposition to what demands
At the headquarter of the Electricity Board in Chennai, the employees are protesting against the hike in salary, filling of vacant posts and non-appointment of employees through outsourcing. Till now the government has not been able to agree to all the demands of the employees. There has been talk about this many times between the government and the employees. 18 talks held by 19 trade union representatives with the authorities have failed.
Still haven’t agreed
Even in the 19th round of talks, a complete consensus could not be reached. However, during a conversation with the media, Power Minister Senthilbalaji said that employees and officers who have completed 10 years of service will be given a 3 percent pay hike from December 1, 2019. Along with this, from December 1, 2019, the employees of the Electricity Board will be given the benefit of 6 percent salary hike. This increase will be given in 2 installments.
How many employees will benefit
The benefit of this increase will be given to 75,978 employees and officers. There are 62,548 employees who will get the benefit of 3 percent salary hike. Due to the increase in salary, the government will have to spend Rs 527 crore more annually. He said that this step has been taken after discussion with the trade union representatives.
